Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-08-29
State News.
ANDROSCOGGIN.

The Lewiston Journal says Mike Haley,
the unfortunate Auburn man who stabbed his
brother about month ago, still rsmbles
insanely in his talk in Auburn Jail, and can
be heard along the corridors whispering to
himself Haley is queer looking fellow and
when he laughs he is very funny. His chief
claim is being "eenuiae" with long "i")
He is a small man of thirty five years of age,
with little red mustache and scrubbv
beard. He has been in the regular army and
says that he was in Leavenworth prison for
desertion. He claims that he is a straight
mason and that straight masons can always
do up crook I'd masons, and that it is the
schools and scholars that are keeping him
locked up.
ARoosTooK.
The Caribou Republican says: While a
heavy freight train of twenty cars was cross.
ing Andover bridge last Thursday, some
braces east of the drawer were broken and the
bridge sagged badly. The train came over
without accident, however. Four hours
work on the bridge by crew of men were
necessary before it was in a safe condition
for trains to cross.
Howe's shingle mill at Fort Fairfield is
saving daily (ten hours) $4,000 shingles,
running three machines.
CUMBERLAND.
Phonnie Ouiilette, who was caught in the
elevator at Sacarappa, Monday, died Thurs
day morning, from the effects of the accident.
Peaks Island has had a land slide among
its other attractions. A tract of land 20 feet
long and Is feet wide, went rolling down an
embankment by the water on Wednesday,
roofing up and breaking off large trees in its
course.
The Portland Press says: No tidings have
yet been received from Capt George Moore,
who so mysteriously disappeared from his
vessel at Pensacola, Fla. The general i'm
preston seems to be that he was foully dealt
with.
Three boys were arrested in Portland, Fri
day ,and are believed to have been concerned
in the burglaries committed within the past
few weeks. "Dot" wilkins, a reform
school graduate, is thought TO be the leader
of this gang of boy burglars in this city.
The gang is believed to have consisted OF
nine boys from 10 to l8 years of age.
KENNEBEc.
The freight business on the Maine Central
is very brisk at Waterville, twenty carloads a
day on an average being handled at this place.
The lease of land occupied by the Water
vile skating rink expires in November, and
there is some talk of moving the building to
Skowhegan.
An apple tree on the farm of Mr.. A. w.
Sawtele, North Belgrade, was in bloom lssi
spring, but bore no fruit, and is now in bloom
again.
LINCOLN.
The News SAYS Remly S. Sidelinger, who
is in arrest in Boston for deserting from the
U. S. Army, was formerly a resident of War.
rem. At the age of sixteen SideInger enlist.
ed in the regular army, giving his age as
twenty one. He was assigned to l. troop,
Seventh Cavalry, and was stationed at Fort
Lincoln, Oak. After serving one year and
half he was convinced that civilization was
better than living on the plains, and fighting
| Indians was not the easy task ne dreamed Of
| So in December, 1877, he left the army. a
deserter, and went to live with a sister in
| Ohio, afterwards coming TO the old home in
Warren, and finally going to Boston.
The Wiscasset Lilliputisn says that since
the saw mill started June lst. the kindling
wood mill has been successfully drying It's
| edgings in large quantities, taking them di.
rectly from the sawmill dripping with water
and averaging about $4,000 bundles daily.
This is what the company have been aiming
at, and have now succeeded in doing what
no other similar mill in the country has ever
done. The bundles when dry weigh about
three pounds, and when soaked with water
seven pounds; therefore when twelve thous
andbundles are made they evaporate forty eight
thousand pounds, or about two hundred
barrels of water.